Column crossover: Merida as Brooks

M.T. Caen pointed out the resemblance of Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World editor, to Merida, the princess in the new Pixar movie, “Brave.” Brooks is in trouble with the law for phone hacking. Merida, who is lauded for her competence as an archer, probably never heard of phone hacking. Nonetheless, like most women in animated movies, she is a damsel in distress.